OpenTable is showing 100 Canadian restaurants some love just in time for Valentine’s Day.
The online restaurant reservations platform released its top 100 romantic restaurants in Canada for 2025 list, and 59 of the establishments are in Ontario.
The Ontario restaurants (in alphabetical order) are:
- Arôme - Casino du Lac Leamy, Gatineau
- North and Navy, Ottawa
- Riviera, Ottawa
- Amal Restaurant, Toronto
- Ancaster Mill, Ancaster
- AP, Toronto
- Auberge du Pommier, Toronto
- Bar Isabel, Toronto
- Bar Prima, Toronto
- Bella Notte Ristorante, Whitby
- Blu Ristorante, Toronto
- BlueBlood Steakhouse, Toronto
- Brasa Brazilian Steakhouse, Niagara Falls
- Byblos Downtown, Toronto
- Cambridge Mill, Cambridge
- Cannery Restaurant, Niagara
- Corso: Endless Family-Style Italian, Niagara
- Charcoal Steak House, Kitchener
- Cluny, Toronto
- Crossroads Restaurant, Parry Sound
- Cucci Ristorante, Oakville
- Daphne, Toronto
- Dels Italian Kitchen, Kitchener
- Don Alfonso 1890, Toronto
- Eddington’s of Exeter, Exeter
- Elora Mill, Elora
- Golf’s Steak House & Seafood, Kitchener
- Greystones, Orangeville
- Gusto 501, Toronto
- KŌST, Toronto
- La Vecchia, Toronto
- Lake House Restaurant, St. Catharines
- Le Sélect Bistro, Toronto
- Lee, Toronto
- Maison Selby, Toronto
- Massimo’s Italian Fallsview Restaurant, Niagara
- MISHREE Cocktails & Cuisine, Mississauga
- Neros Steakhouse, Windsor
- Old Mill Toronto, Toronto
- Ponte Vecchio, Niagara
- Prime Steakhouse, Niagara
- Rapscallion & Co., Hamilton
- REIGN, Toronto
- Remingtons of Niagara, Niagara
- RH Courtyard Restaurant at RH Toronto, Toronto
- Scaramouche Restaurant, Toronto
- Spencer’s at the Waterfront, Burlington
- St. Germain’s - Casino Rama Resort, Orillia
- Stillwaters Plate and Pour, Brantford
- Table Rock House Restaurant, Niagara
- Take Five Bistro, Windsor
- The Drawing Room - The Prince of Wales Hotel, Niagara-on-the-Lake
- The KTCHN, Orillia
- The Winery Restaurant at Peller Estates, Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Valley Restaurant, St. Catharines
- Via Allegro Ristorante, Etobicoke
- Watercolour, Markham
- Watermark Restaurant, Niagara
- Wildcraft, Waterloo
The results are based on more than 900,000 reviews from verified OpenTable diners with metrics from Dec. 1, 2023 to Nov. 30, 2024.
“Nearly half of Canadians plan to dine out this Valentine’s Day, and as one of the biggest dining days in Canada in 2024, it shows that the way to Canadians’ hearts are through their stomachs,” said Matt Davis, country director for OpenTable Canada, in a news release. “This year marks a shift beyond the traditional couple celebrations, with group dining and double dates on the menu too.”
OpenTable said there was a 36 per cent increase from group dining (six or more) on Valentine’s Day in 2024 over the previous year, and a 24 per cent increase for tables of four.
Survey results suggest that 44 per cent of people would consider a double date with another couple at a restaurant.
Additionally, 28 per cent of OpenTable survey respondents said they intend to dine out with friends on Valentine’s Day, with 76 per cent of them opting for a larger group outing.
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